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September 25, 1999

>From geology and geography to meteorology and oceanography, the Earth
Sciences cover a lot of territory in the school curriculum. While there
is an abundance of material out there online, I wanted to capture some
of the must see sites for you in this edition. If you know of others not
highlighted here, please forward them to me for future consideration!
Also, check out all the Earth Science resources I have catalogued at
http://www.interserf.net/mcken/earth.htm . Enjoy!

ACID RAIN PROJECT - http://www.angelfire.com/ks/boredwalk/
Choose to be a specialist in a specific field and research information
in your field, compile data, analyze the data, and then meet with others
in your group for their input. You will then write a report on this
topic

ATHENA - http://www.athena.ivv.nasa.gov/index.html
Space and Earth Science resources for K-12, including weather and
oceans; kid-friendly format

BLUE ICE - http://www.onlineclass.com/BI/blueice.html
A virtual field trip to Antarctica for grades 4 - 10 that covers
geography, weather, history, geology and wildlife

CAROLINA COASTAL SCIENCE - http://www.ncsu.edu/coast/
Photojournal, coastal research technology, educator's guide

CAVE ECOLOGY - http://www.kdu.com/caveecol.html
Case history, water pollution, hazardous waste, sinkholes, and links to
other cave sites

CHESAPEAKE BAY BOLIDE - http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/epubs/bolide/
High school level presentation; the most dramatic geological event that
ever took place on the Atlantic margin of North America occurred about
35 million years ago - what impact did this have on the formation of the
Bay?

CLOUDS -
http://www-airs.jpl.nasa.gov/html/edu/clouds/Cloud_introduction.html
Discussion of clouds, Earth's energy balance, the water cycle and the
use of the AIRS instrument to further study clouds

COSMIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION - http://www.clark.net/pub/cosmic/93th.html
Takes the records of hurricanes and tabulates and compares them as
baseball stats; fun and enlightening learning!

E PATROL - http://www.sprint.com/epatrol/
Ecology-minded site for elementary kids which includes Endangered Alert,
Energy Savers, ECOinfo, the E Patrol quiz and an art contest

EARTH HISTORY RESOURCES - http://seaborg.nmu.edu/earth/
Photographs of dioramas, fossils and models, and computer generated
images and drawings designed for use in the development of either an
on-line Internet or interactive multimedia project related to Earth
History

EARTHQUAKES - http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/
USGS site on studying earthquakes, safety precautions, and the latest
updates on earthquake activity

ETERNITY CANYON - http://hyperion.advanced.org/20886/
ThinkQuest entry which does a nice job of surveying the breadth of
Earth's physical history; includes geology flora and fauna by geologic
era

GEOLOGICAL TIME MACHINE -
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.html
Interactive chart of geologic time periods from the Precambrian to the
Cenozoic; good links

GLOBAL WARMING - http://www.arm.gov/docs/education/index.html
The U.S. Department of Energy hosts this site for elementary children,
with the help of Professor Polar Bear and a variety of involved
activities - the topic is global warming

GREAT GLOBE GALLERY - http://hum.amu.edu.pl/~zbzw/glob/glob1.htm
Hundreds of images of the Earth showing everything from global snow and
ice caps to corals and mangroves to global water quality

HOOPER VIRTUAL NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM -
http://www.wf.carleton.ca/Museum/lobby.html
Archaeology, anthropology and paleontology online and interactive

HURRICANES - http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/hurricane0.html
Miami Museum of Science site which presents inside a hurricane,
survivors, weather instruments and killer storms

JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH -
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow4/nov98/
Earth science facts and fun activities presented by students at John F.
Pattie Elementary School in Dumfries, Virginia - fun for kids

MI-NET - http://www.ifmt.nf.ca/mi-net/topics.htm
The Marine Institute's site for over two dozen K-12 topics, MI-NET is
intended to nurture an improved knowledge of marine science at all
levels of education

MINERALOGY DATABASE - http://web.wt.net/~daba/Mineral/
Basic definitions and different systems of classification explained with
nearly 4,000 minerals with full descriptions and links

MUSICAL SAND - http://www.bigai.ne.jp/~miwa/
Presentation on squeaking sand from seashores and booming sand from
deserts - two unusual phenomena

NATIONAL SNOW AND ICE INFORMATION CENTER -
http://www-nsidc.colorado.edu/
Information about snow cover, avalanches, glaciers, ice sheets,
freshwater ice, sea ice, ground ice, permafrost, atmospheric ice,
paleoglaciology, and ice cores

NEILL'S GEOLOGY FOR KIDS -
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/8991/
Great site designed to spark children's curiosity and light a fire under
them to learn more about the many facets of geology

ONE SKY, MANY VOICES - http://www.onesky.umich.edu/
>From the University of Michigan, four-week and eight-week programs
centered around environmental science themes. innovative, inquiry-based
science programs that utilize current technologies; sample offerings are
Hurricanes '98, Kids as Global Scientists '99, and Shared Air '99

OZONE HOLE TOUR - http://www.atm.ch.cam.ac.uk/tour/
Up to date presentation from Cambridge University which takes you on a
virtual tour of the depleting ozone layer over the antarctic

PERSPECTIVES ON AN OCEAN PLANET -
http://podaac-www.jpl.nasa.gov/tecd.html
Free CD ROM from NASA which contains over an hour of digital video,
audio, images, and text captions on the TOPEX/POSEIDON, which measures
the global ocean topography every 10 days

ROCKHOUNDS - http://www.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/
Geology with a canine twist - lots of good information at a kid's level
plus nicely done teacher lessons and support materials

ROCKS AND MINERALS -
http://www.2learn.ca/currlinks/2teach/netsteps/minerals.html
Ten fantastic earth science links

SAVAGE EARTH - http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/
Wonderful PBS site presenting the volatility of the earth's crust and
geological phenomena which occur as a result - excellent production

SEE ONLINE - http://cgee.hamline.edu/see/SEEonline/index.html
Elementary level site which stresses hands-on environmental education
combining ecology and the expressive arts to integrate Internet
technology with classrooms

SMITHSONIAN GEMS AND MINERALS -
http://galaxy.einet.net/images/gems/gems-icons.html
Images and info on stones from the finest American museum; first rate
format

SOIL PROCESSES - http://www.brynmawr.edu/Acads/Geo/Soil/ProcessHome.html

Nice presentation on soil formation with a guided tour and teacher
support materials

U.S.G.S. LEARNING WEB - http://www.usgs.gov/education/
Kid friendly format presenting data and activities from the U.S.G.S.

U.S.G.S. SEISMOLOGY SITE - http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/
Database on current and general earthquake data, as well as station
codes and coordinates

VOLCANO WORLD - http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/
Highly graphic and greatly detailed watch on volcanic activity around
the world, as well as archives

WATER RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES - http://water.usgs.gov/
Top notch U.S.G.S. site presenting real time and historical data of all
kinds

Next Week's Topic: "I.T. Update"

Please send in URL's of high quality sites which may be
of interest to our readers to mrmck@...!
Also, I'm always looking for new topic ideas and input!


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Find More Great Resources at the Innovative Teaching Website:
http://www.interserf.net/mcken/teacher.htm

This newsletter may be forwarded or copied as long as the
header and signature information remain intact. Show a
colleague about what you have found in Innovative Teaching! =D
-©1999 Walter McKenzie


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Over 1,5 00 subscribers strong!
INNOVATIVE
TEACHING
presented by
Walter McKenzie - Creative Classroom Consulting
Innovative staff development:
Technology Applications, Multiple Intelligences,
Curriculum Integration and Creative Education.
Let's see what we can do for your staff!

---

September 25, 1999

From geology and geography to meteorology and oceanography, the Earth Sciences cover a lot of territory in the school curriculum. While there is an abundance of material out there online, I wanted to capture some of the must see sites for you in this edition. If you know of others not highlighted here, please forward them to me for future consideration! Also, check out all the Earth Science resources I have catalogued at http://www.interserf.net/mcken/earth.htm . Enjoy!

ACID RAIN PROJECT - http://www.angelfire.com/ks/boredwalk/
Choose to be a specialist in a specific field and research information in your field, compile data, analyze the data, and then meet with others in your group for their input. You will then write a report on this topic

ATHENA - http://www.athena.ivv.nasa.gov/index.html
Space and Earth Science resources for K-12, including weather and oceans; kid-friendly format

BLUE ICE - http://www.onlineclass.com/BI/blueice.html
A virtual field trip to Antarctica for grades 4 - 10 that covers geography, weather, history, geology and wildlife

CAROLINA COASTAL SCIENCE - http://www.ncsu.edu/coast/
Photojournal, coastal research technology, educator's guide

CAVE ECOLOGY - http://www.kdu.com/caveecol.html
Case history, water pollution, hazardous waste, sinkholes, and links to other cave sites

CHESAPEAKE BAY BOLIDE - http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/epubs/bolide/
High school level presentation; the most dramatic geological event that ever took place on the Atlantic margin of North America occurred about 35 million years ago - what impact did this have on the formation of the Bay?

CLOUDS - http://www-airs.jpl.nasa.gov/html/edu/clouds/Cloud_introduction.html
Discussion of clouds, Earth's energy balance, the water cycle and the use of the AIRS instrument to further study clouds

COSMIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION - http://www.clark.net/pub/cosmic/93th.html
Takes the records of hurricanes and tabulates and compares them as baseball stats; fun and enlightening learning!

E PATROL - http://www.sprint.com/epatrol/
Ecology-minded site for elementary kids which includes Endangered Alert, Energy Savers, ECOinfo, the E Patrol quiz and an art contest

EARTH HISTORY RESOURCES - http://seaborg.nmu.edu/earth/
Photographs of dioramas, fossils and models, and computer generated images and drawings designed for use in the development of either an on-line Internet or interactive multimedia project related to Earth History

EARTHQUAKES - http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/
USGS site on studying earthquakes, safety precautions, and the latest updates on earthquake activity

ETERNITY CANYON - http://hyperion.advanced.org/20886/
ThinkQuest entry which does a nice job of surveying the breadth of Earth's physical history; includes geology flora and fauna by geologic era

GEOLOGICAL TIME MACHINE - http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.html
Interactive chart of geologic time periods from the Precambrian to the Cenozoic; good links

GLOBAL WARMING - http://www.arm.gov/docs/education/index.html
The U.S. Department of Energy hosts this site for elementary children, with the help of Professor Polar Bear and a variety of involved activities - the topic is global warming

GREAT GLOBE GALLERY - http://hum.amu.edu.pl/~zbzw/glob/glob1.htm
Hundreds of images of the Earth showing everything from global snow and ice caps to corals and mangroves to global water quality

HOOPER VIRTUAL NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM - http://www.wf.carleton.ca/Museum/lobby.html
Archaeology, anthropology and paleontology online and interactive

HURRICANES - http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/hurricane0.html
Miami Museum of Science site which presents inside a hurricane, survivors, weather instruments and killer storms

JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH - http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow4/nov98/
Earth science facts and fun activities presented by students at John F. Pattie Elementary School in Dumfries, Virginia - fun for kids

MI-NET - http://www.ifmt.nf.ca/mi-net/topics.htm
The Marine Institute's site for over two dozen K-12 topics, MI-NET is intended to nurture an improved knowledge of marine science at all levels of education

MINERALOGY DATABASE - http://web.wt.net/~daba/Mineral/
Basic definitions and different systems of classification explained with nearly 4,000 minerals with full descriptions and links

MUSICAL SAND - http://www.bigai.ne.jp/~miwa/
Presentation on squeaking sand from seashores and booming sand from deserts - two unusual phenomena

NATIONAL SNOW AND ICE INFORMATION CENTER - http://www-nsidc.colorado.edu/
Information about snow cover, avalanches, glaciers, ice sheets, freshwater ice, sea ice, ground ice, permafrost, atmospheric ice, paleoglaciology, and ice cores

NEILL'S GEOLOGY FOR KIDS - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/8991/
Great site designed to spark children's curiosity and light a fire under them to learn more about the many facets of geology

ONE SKY, MANY VOICES - http://www.onesky.umich.edu/
From the University of Michigan, four-week and eight-week programs centered around environmental science themes. innovative, inquiry-based science programs that utilize current technologies; sample offerings are Hurricanes '98, Kids as Global Scientists '99, and Shared Air '99

OZONE HOLE TOUR - http://www.atm.ch.cam.ac.uk/tour/
Up to date presentation from Cambridge University which takes you on a virtual tour of the depleting ozone layer over the antarctic

PERSPECTIVES ON AN OCEAN PLANET - http://podaac-www.jpl.nasa.gov/tecd.html
Free CD ROM from NASA which contains over an hour of digital video, audio, images, and text captions on the TOPEX/POSEIDON, which measures the global ocean topography every 10 days

ROCKHOUNDS - http://www.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/
Geology with a canine twist - lots of good information at a kid's level plus nicely done teacher lessons and support materials

ROCKS AND MINERALS - http://www.2learn.ca/currlinks/2teach/netsteps/minerals.html
Ten fantastic earth science links

SAVAGE EARTH - http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/
Wonderful PBS site presenting the volatility of the earth's crust and geological phenomena which occur as a result - excellent production

SEE ONLINE - http://cgee.hamline.edu/see/SEEonline/index.html
Elementary level site which stresses hands-on environmental education combining ecology and the expressive arts to integrate Internet technology with classrooms

SMITHSONIAN GEMS AND MINERALS - http://galaxy.einet.net/images/gems/gems-icons.html
Images and info on stones from the finest American museum; first rate format

SOIL PROCESSES - http://www.brynmawr.edu/Acads/Geo/Soil/ProcessHome.html
Nice presentation on soil formation with a guided tour and teacher support materials

U.S.G.S. LEARNING WEB - http://www.usgs.gov/education/
Kid friendly format presenting data and activities from the U.S.G.S.

U.S.G.S. SEISMOLOGY SITE - http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/
Database on current and general earthquake data, as well as station codes and coordinates

VOLCANO WORLD - http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/
Highly graphic and greatly detailed watch on volcanic activity around the world, as well as archives

WATER RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES - http://water.usgs.gov/
Top notch U.S.G.S. site presenting real time and historical data of all kinds

Next Week's Topic: "I.T. Update"

Please send in URL's of high quality sites which may be
of interest to our readers to mrmck@...!
Also, I'm always looking for new topic ideas and input!

 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Find More Great Resources at the Innovative Teaching Website:
http://www.interserf.net/mcken/teacher.htm

This newsletter may be forwarded or copied as long as the
header and signature information remain intact. Show a
colleague about what you have found in Innovative Teaching!  =D
                                                  -©1999 Walter McKenzie
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